July 3, 2025 • 18 mins
If you're interested in how L&D professionals can support better leadership at every level of an organization, check out my latest podcast with The HR Lady, Wendy Sellers. Wendy brings a direct, practical approach to leadership, and she doesn’t shy away from tough conversations or tough truths.
Tune in to hear thoughts on what leadership really means, why titles don’t make leaders, and how HR and L&D can work together to support stronger workplace culture and retention.
Wendy also shares a practical technique (something you could try tomorrow with your team!) to help leaders step outside their own perspective.
📖 Check out Wendy's book Suck It Up, Buttercup: Be a Leader People Will Follow.
📖 Brian shows how the build-borrow-buy approach can help small L&D teams deliver amazing training in Instructional Design on a Shoestring.
📖 Brian’s first book, What’s Your Formula? helps professionals find the right approach for their business problems. You can also check out the companion website, 51 Elements of Learning.
🆓 Get access to more free resources from Endurance Learning.
🎓 Learn about Endurance Learning’s Foundations of L&D course at L&D Pro Academy.
📜 Read the full transcript of this episode.
💻 Start a FREE TRIAL of Soapbox +AI, the revolutionary tool helping professionals created facilitated training faster and better.
Tune in to hear thoughts on what leadership really means, why titles don’t make leaders, and how HR and L&D can work together to support stronger workplace culture and retention.
Wendy also shares a practical technique (something you could try tomorrow with your team!) to help leaders step outside their own perspective.
📖 Check out Wendy's book Suck It Up, Buttercup: Be a Leader People Will Follow.
📖 Brian shows how the build-borrow-buy approach can help small L&D teams deliver amazing training in Instructional Design on a Shoestring.
📖 Brian’s first book, What’s Your Formula? helps professionals find the right approach for their business problems. You can also check out the companion website, 51 Elements of Learning.
🆓 Get access to more free resources from Endurance Learning.
🎓 Learn about Endurance Learning’s Foundations of L&D course at L&D Pro Academy.
📜 Read the full transcript of this episode.
💻 Start a FREE TRIAL of Soapbox +AI, the revolutionary tool helping professionals created facilitated training faster and better.
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